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title: "Briefing Room 18.04.26: Armenia Tries to Escape Russia's Grasp, South Sudan in Chaos, and More"
description: "Yerevan courts Brussels and freezes its CSTO ties as Moscow's leverage wanes, while a collapsing peace deal drags South Sudan back toward civil war."
url: https://fronts.co/videos/briefing-room-18-04-26-armenia-tries-to-escape-russias-grasp-south-sudan-in-chaos-and-more.md
canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/briefing-room-18-04-26-armenia-tries-to-escape-russias-grasp-south-sudan-in-chaos-and-more/
datePublished: 2026-04-18T17:11:25.000Z
dateModified: 2026-04-18T17:11:25.000Z
author:
  - name: Simon Whistler
    url: https://fronts.co/authors/simon-whistler/
publisher: Fronts
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language: en
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Yerevan courts Brussels and freezes its CSTO ties as Moscow's leverage wanes, while a collapsing peace deal drags South Sudan back toward civil war.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/briefing-room-18-04-26-armenia-tries-to-escape-russias-grasp-south-sudan-in-chaos-and-more/.
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